fltouch

FL Studio MIDI scripts for the Behringer X-Touch + extender(s) (Mackie Control Universal) MIDI controllers, based on the official scripts by Image-Line.

Differences with the official scripts

• Support for multiple extenders
• Support for colored scribble strips
• Improved knob resolution and acceleration
• Improved jog wheel with automatic window focus
• Jog wheel will seek by default
• Auto channel selection when touching a fader
• Make use of the full scribble strip width
• Meter values are more accurate
• The clip led works when the signal is clipping
• Smoothing is disabled by default
• Sliders now function in free control mode
• Changing the tempo using the jog wheel now works
• Added basic scrubbing functionality, hold shift for more accuracy
• Name/Value button can now be used to rename tracks
• Various bugfixes and improvements

More improvements later...

How to use

Installation

1. This script uses the Mackie Control Universal (MCU) protocol. Your X-Touch and the extenders will need to be set to MCU mode. To do so,

   • Start with the device turned off
   • While holding down the SELECT button for channel 1, push the power switch
   • Rotate encoder 1 to set the mode to MC.
   • Rotate encoder 2 to select the interface to use (e.g. USB).
   • Pres the SELECT button for channel 1 to confirm settings.
   • The unit will now boot.
   • For more info, check out "Step 3: Getting started" in the official quick-start guide, p. 24.

2. Download all files in this repository (Code -> Download ZIP). From the ZIP archive, copy all the files in the fltouch-main folder to your FL Studio Scripts folder, in a dedicated subfolder. Usually this would be:

• Windows: %UserProfile%\Documents\Image-Line\Data\FL Studio\Settings\Hardware\fltouch
• MacOS: ~/Image-Line/FL Studio/Settings/Hardware/fltouch

3. In FL Studio's MIDI settings (Options -> Midi settings), you'll find your "X-Touch" and "X-Touch-Ext" controllers. Set your X-Touch's MIDI channel to 102 and the extenders to 103, 104, ... and change the controller type to "FLtouch X-Touch" or "FLtouch X-Touch Extender" (depending on if the device is an extender or not).

If these instructions are unclear, you can find a more detailed guide by Zizzer Productions here.

Layout

You can print an overlay for this controller, courtesy of Bobby-Funk. The image must be printed 15.7956cm / 6.21875 inches wide in an A4 size.

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